Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Still life with cherries, Valeri Tsvetkov

Still life with cherries

Valeri Tsvetkov

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,750

Painting, Enchanted Path of Love, Slava Ilyayev

Enchanted Path of Love

Slava Ilyayev

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,990

Painting, Brigode 30, Bernard Kowalczuk

Brigode 30

Bernard Kowalczuk

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,016

Painting, Falling, Galya Popova

Falling

Galya Popova

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Painting, Piano Fantasy, Ruzanna Melqumyan

Piano Fantasy

Ruzanna Melqumyan

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$480

Painting, Vieil homme au Journal, Lino Umberto Salini

Vieil homme au Journal

Lino Umberto Salini

Painting - 28 x 19.9 x 0.2 inch

$2,606

Painting, Garlic, Adda Donato

Garlic

Adda Donato

Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 inch

$1,016

Painting, Feline and feathered friends, Anahit Mirijanyan

Feline and feathered friends

Anahit Mirijanyan

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$600

Painting, Katrina, Mario Henrique

Katrina

Mario Henrique

Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$8,470

Painting, Le bivouac, Nal-Vad

Le bivouac

Nal-Vad

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,388

Painting, Nature morte au faisan, Raymond Guerrier

Nature morte au faisan

Raymond Guerrier

Painting - 39.4 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,597

Painting, Purple Forest, Marta Zawadzka

Purple Forest

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 2.4 inch

$2,146

Painting, Marc Mengus, 2024#3, Marc Mengus

Marc Mengus, 2024#3

Marc Mengus

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Painting, In blossom #4, Dasha Kandinsky

In blossom #4

Dasha Kandinsky

Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$9,373

Painting, Portrait d'un ange, Laurence Chouzenoux

Portrait d'un ange

Laurence Chouzenoux

Painting - 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,694

Painting, Evening, Keti Bubunauri

Evening

Keti Bubunauri

Painting - 22.8 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,129

Painting, Ruby of the Orchard: Still Life, Arayik Murdaynan

Ruby of the Orchard: Still Life

Arayik Murdaynan

Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$199

Painting, Les jumelles, Sônia Furtado

Les jumelles

Sônia Furtado

Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,073

Painting, Go West, Xiang Shuai

Go West

Xiang Shuai

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,033

Painting, Wiggle No.6, Leon Phillips

Wiggle No.6

Leon Phillips

Painting - 22.2 x 30 x 0 inch

$1,119

Painting, Distant voice, Alison Martinenq

Distant voice

Alison Martinenq

Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,468

Painting, Arribada, Alejandra Caballero

Arribada

Alejandra Caballero

Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,670

Painting, Personnage, Karel Appel

Personnage

Karel Appel

Painting - 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch

$36,702

Painting, Étude de vagues – Lacanau, Michel Jamet

Étude de vagues – Lacanau

Michel Jamet

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

$141

Painting, My Name is Marylin, Jules Holland

My Name is Marylin

Jules Holland

Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.9 inch

$4,800

Painting, We Await, Samson Toba

We Await

Samson Toba

Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,800 $3,420

Painting, Untitled, Samuel Lalier

Untitled

Samuel Lalier

Painting - 39.2 x 31.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,259

Painting, Les Outfits, Frédéric Batard

Les Outfits

Frédéric Batard

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,423

Painting, Poule rêveuse, Marie Rauzy

Poule rêveuse

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

$903

Painting, Summer bouquet, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Summer bouquet

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,242

Painting, Green Reflection, Bernadette Jiyong Frank

Green Reflection

Bernadette Jiyong Frank

Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch

$10,446

Painting, Blue Bird Bottle, Joseph

Blue Bird Bottle

Joseph

Painting - 55.1 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$3,840

Painting, Sun-Scorched Seaweed, Christian Frederiksen

Sun-Scorched Seaweed

Christian Frederiksen

Painting - 7.1 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,604

Painting, L'océan - et nous, Albena Vatcheva

L'océan - et nous

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,005 $955

Painting, Equality, Vakhtang Khelashvili

Equality

Vakhtang Khelashvili

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,694

Painting, Sans titre, Janos Ber

Sans titre

Janos Ber

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

$960

Painting, The Night We Meet, Ewa Czarniecka

The Night We Meet

Ewa Czarniecka

Painting - 32.3 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,259

Painting, Burn the Brain, Hongda

Burn the Brain

Hongda

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,581

Painting, N° 1239   Nazareth., R. Cavalié

N° 1239 Nazareth.

R. Cavalié

Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$565

Painting, Blanc-Bleu, Benna Chu (Meylan)

Blanc-Bleu

Benna Chu (Meylan)

Painting - 59.8 x 50.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,092

Painting, Tropiques, oiseaux blancs, Bernard Marie Collet

Tropiques, oiseaux blancs

Bernard Marie Collet

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,146

Painting, Organism, Stefano Langerak

Organism

Stefano Langerak

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,976

Painting, Melody, Bella Bibiluri

Melody

Bella Bibiluri

Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,976

Painting, Portrait de Willy, Casimir Reymond

Portrait de Willy

Casimir Reymond

Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,737

Painting, Parfum du Sud, Pierrick Tual

Parfum du Sud

Pierrick Tual

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Painting, À la rencontre du printemps, Diana Malivani

À la rencontre du printemps

Diana Malivani

Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$16,940 $15,246

Painting, Le vase, Alfred Defossez

Le vase

Alfred Defossez

Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 1 inch

$1,073

Painting, Un horizon ou le secret de W.Turner, Céline Suzane Pinon

Un horizon ou le secret de W.Turner

Céline Suzane Pinon

Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,073

Painting, Composition, Leo Guida

Composition

Leo Guida

Painting - 47.2 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Painting, Visiting, Alexander Shandor

Visiting

Alexander Shandor

Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,600

Painting, Vineyard with red poppies - Tuscany landscape painting + frame, Bruno Chirici

Vineyard with red poppies - Tuscany landscape painting + frame

Bruno Chirici

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$378

Painting, Monkey Bunny Ears, Kevin Dueso

Monkey Bunny Ears

Kevin Dueso

Painting - 59.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$8,900

Painting, Black Pearl, Alexis Portilla

Black Pearl

Alexis Portilla

Painting - 26 x 27 x 0.1 inch

$3,300

Painting, Canal du Vassé à Annecy, Pascal Hayot

Canal du Vassé à Annecy

Pascal Hayot

Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Painting, Grand Espace Cosmique, Aurélie Jeannin

Grand Espace Cosmique

Aurélie Jeannin

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Painting, Joy of Twins Mother, Twins Seven Seven

Joy of Twins Mother

Twins Seven Seven

Painting - 24 x 48 x 1 inch

$7,000 $5,950

Painting, Joconde du Nord, Kevin Lombarte

Joconde du Nord

Kevin Lombarte

Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,005

Painting, Uprooted people, Catherine Clare

Uprooted people

Catherine Clare

Painting - 36.2 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Painting, Composition abstraite, Marcel Mouly

Composition abstraite

Marcel Mouly

Painting - 13.8 x 13.1 x 0 inch

$13,552

Painting, La danse des cartes, Xavier de Vilmorin

La danse des cartes

Xavier de Vilmorin

Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$2,146

Painting, Spain, Arman Hayrapetyan

Spain

Arman Hayrapetyan

Painting - 34.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,500

Painting, Velours #1, Mathilde Polidori

Velours #1

Mathilde Polidori

Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Painting, Paris at Cafè - Old France Belle Epoque painting & frame, Francesco Tammaro

Paris at Cafè - Old France Belle Epoque painting & frame

Francesco Tammaro

Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$621

Painting, Sans titre, Bonus

Sans titre

Bonus

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$5,082

Painting, Le fond de ma tasse de café (1), Andisheh Moghtaderpour

Le fond de ma tasse de café (1)

Andisheh Moghtaderpour

Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch

$215

Painting, Eye see you 1/3, Stephanie Larène

Eye see you 1/3

Stephanie Larène

Painting - 30.7 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,242

Painting, Living in the Moment of Peace, Joshua Salami

Living in the Moment of Peace

Joshua Salami

Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,000 $2,550

Painting, Chouette, Paul Rebeyrolle

Chouette

Paul Rebeyrolle

Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$32,750

Painting, On the Horizon, Bruno Cantais

On the Horizon

Bruno Cantais

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$440

Painting, Italian landscape, Olga Afanasiadi

Italian landscape

Olga Afanasiadi

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,129

Painting, A Woman on a Blitch, Michael Gorban

A Woman on a Blitch

Michael Gorban

Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$3,953

Painting, A beautiful friendship 1, Moksananda

A beautiful friendship 1

Moksananda

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,491

Painting, Lily Serenade, Lisa Elley

Lily Serenade

Lisa Elley

Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$2,900

Painting, Evie, Alan Lemin

Evie

Alan Lemin

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,259

Painting, Ponte di Rialto - Venice painting, Antonio Sgarbossa

Ponte di Rialto - Venice painting

Antonio Sgarbossa

Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

$887

Painting, The Lovers, Herbert Kornfeld

The Lovers

Herbert Kornfeld

Painting - 26 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$6,900

Painting, Martijn Doolaard at his cabin, Peter de Boer

Martijn Doolaard at his cabin

Peter de Boer

Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Painting, Vieille femme et son âne, Alberto Cecconi

Vieille femme et son âne

Alberto Cecconi

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$950

Painting, Evening Reflections, Kirstin McCoy

Evening Reflections

Kirstin McCoy

Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,517

Painting, Unbroken, John Ali

Unbroken

John Ali

Painting - 48.8 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,950 $2,655

Painting, Cast 3, Ajegbomogun Damilola

Cast 3

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,500 $2,975

Painting, Le coeur de la forêt, Brigitte Di Scala

Le coeur de la forêt

Brigitte Di Scala

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$6,776

Painting, Prière au soleil, Clara Crespin

Prière au soleil

Clara Crespin

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,146

Painting, Gestation, Henri Yéru

Gestation

Henri Yéru

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 2 inch

$3,727

Painting, Jour de fête, Odile Pinto-Corbin

Jour de fête

Odile Pinto-Corbin

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,807

Painting, Danses 4/29 Tarentelle, J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Danses 4/29 Tarentelle

J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,750

Painting, Untitled 14, Gayatri Gamuz

Untitled 14

Gayatri Gamuz

Painting - 36 x 36 inch

$5,250

Painting, Le lac, Ramzi Ghotbaldin

Le lac

Ramzi Ghotbaldin

Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,807

Painting, Emoulos Morning Magic, Dawn Daisley

Emoulos Morning Magic

Dawn Daisley

Painting - 12.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,694

Painting, La Joconde au fil Rouge, Nicolas Fropo de Habart

La Joconde au fil Rouge

Nicolas Fropo de Habart

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$870

Painting, Secret spirit, Lorena Fonsato

Secret spirit

Lorena Fonsato

Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$361

Painting, Quiétude, Magali Palatan

Quiétude

Magali Palatan

Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,310

Oil Painting for Sale

Oil painting is a type of paint which involves mixing crushed color pigments usually with linseed oil, although poppy seed oil can also be used. The support on which it is painted must be covered with a primer beforehand so that the layer of paint can adhere to the support; an additional step which is crucial to the creative process and also means that it can be adapted to many types of surfaces.

It was during the Middle Ages that oil painting first appeared and began to be developed in the Western world. The discovery of oil painting is often attributed to the Flemish painter, Jan Van Eyck who had been experimenting with various mixtures. With this new painting technique, his works benefited from new transparency effects and a new type of aesthetic was born. His approach was copied and later shared more widely by other primitive Flemish painters. Oil painting replaced the tempera technique, which uses egg as a binder.

Similarly, the wood on which artists painted was replaced by linen canvas, installed on a frame from the 15th century onwards and later placed on an easel. Although it was well-liked by painters, this medium had its drawbacks; its components were toxic and its preparation required a great amount of artisan savoir-faire in the studio. Despite this, it became closely linked to the visual arts and and was hugely popularised during the Renaissance thanks to the Venetian painters such as Titian, followed closely by the Flemish, including Rubens, before it reached the Netherlands who made it their own, with Rembrandt leading the way. The 19th and 20th centuries saw oil painting became the number one choice and the preferred medium for for modern times. The mixture no longer had to be prepared by artists in the studio; industrialization had made things easier and the paint came pre-prepared, packaged in tubes. The tin tube was commercialized in France in 1840 and revolutionised the history of art by encouraging the Impressionists to take their brushes and paints outside and paint en plein air. It would slowly be overtaken by acrylic paint a century later which simplified things even further as it was dried faster. 

An oil painting canvas also implies that the painter must respect the fat-over-lean principle, meaning that a colors with high oil content (fat) should be applied over layers of paint with lower oil content (lean) to ensure that the painting will last longer and to prevent cracking. Oil painting remains a widely used method and numerous artworks are still made using this technique.


Contemporary artists still master oil painting but sometimes avoid working with it in the same traditional ways of the 20th century. The canvas is often not prepared so that its texture can be seen under the layer of paint, as certain abstract painters have done. Jackson Pollock for example used oil painting but did not glaze his works. He didn't even truly paint his canvases as he used a dripping technique; by shaking his brush he created splashes of paint over the canvas…

On Artsper, explore contemporary paintings by well-known artists including Arman, Salvador Dali and Robert Combas.

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What is special about oil painting?

Oil painting allows for very efficient mixing of colors and tones. Due to its long drying time, it is possible to alter an oil painting days after the paint has been applied. Oil painting also allows for precision and a range of visual effects.

What's the difference between oil painting and acrylic?

Oil paint and acrylic paint are produced using different materials. While oil painting consists of pigments suspended in drying oils, acrylic paint is water-based. The main difference between the two is that acrylic paints can be thinned down with water, and dry faster than oil paints.

Is oil painting easier than watercolor?

It is easier to correct mistakes when working in oil paint as they are more opaque than watercolors and can be easily scraped off a surface.